A vertically integrated trade finance model designed to deliver secured returns through Africa's critical minerals sector with comprehensive DLC protection.
A self-liquidating finance structure that eliminates risk through Documentary Letters of Credit at every stage.
Confirmed buyer contracts backed by Documentary Letters of Credit from AA-rated banks
Aggregate high-grade lithium, copper, chrome, and manganese from licensed suppliers
Comprehensive inspection, beneficiation, and quality control to export standards
Manage shipping, documentation, and compliance across Zimbabwe, Zambia, and DRC
Guaranteed payment through confirmed DLC upon presentation of shipping documents
Every transaction secured through UCP 600-compliant Documentary Letters of Credit, providing institutional-grade payment protection.
AA-rated international banks guarantee payment upon document presentation, completely eliminating buyer default risk.
Structured according to ICC Uniform Customs and Practice, the global standard for international trade finance.
Both issuing and confirming banks commit to payment. Cannot be amended or cancelled without beneficiary consent.
Export proceeds flow directly to investors, ensuring automatic debt repayment without reliance on operational cash flow.
Buyer's bank issues DLC to seller's bank
Seller ships minerals to buyer
Seller presents shipping documents
Bank guarantees payment to seller
Strategic positioning that combines UK governance with African operational advantages and comprehensive risk mitigation.
UK corporate governance provides investor confidence and transparency, while African operations deliver competitive cost structures and direct market access.
Complete control from aggregation through processing to export logistics. Eliminates middlemen, maximizes margins, and ensures quality consistency.
Lithium and copper demand driven by EV battery and renewable energy megatrends. Projected 15-20% CAGR through 2030 ensures sustained offtake demand.
Long-term relationships with major Chinese and international buyers. Proven track record of consistent delivery builds procurement preference.
15%+ net margins locked in through fixed-price DLC contracts. No exposure to commodity price volatility during transaction cycles.
Decades of combined experience in African mining, trade finance, and international commodity markets ensures operational excellence.
Winterfields trades and mines base minerals and metals through a fully integrated operational framework spanning consolidation, processing, and international distribution.
Aggregation from small and medium-scale mines, consolidators, and traders through joint venture mining partnerships.
Selective minerals processing, beneficiation, and refining for lithium, chrome, copper, and other base metals.
Product testing, certification, and packaging ensuring international export standards compliance.
Global product sales and transaction management with secured Documentary Letters of Credit.
Warehousing and logistics management across Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, South Africa, and Mozambique.
Private equity initiatives, business development services, and project management expertise.
Positioning as the preferred trading partner for global entities wishing to acquire specific resources from Africa in the most strategic, cost-effective, well-governed, and professional manner.
Establishing a physical presence and supportive consolidation, processing, beneficiation, and trading capability across Sub-Saharan Africa to supplement our central trading hub.
Establishing a network of specialized resource access and supplier partners in key Sub-Saharan African countries with advanced legal, commercial, and technical trading models.
We are committed to working with ambitious and receptive business leaders, organizations, and partners who wish to outperform their competition and deliver superior results for their stakeholders.